Today is Friday, July 20, the 202nd day of 2012. There are 164 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight:
On July 20, 1969, astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin became the first men to walk on the moon after reaching the surface in their Apollo 11 module.
On this date:
In 1871, British Columbia entered Confederation as a Canadian province.
In 1917, the draft lottery in World War I went into operation.
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